Download or read book The Book of Tea written by Kakuzo Okakura and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2010-09-16 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tea ceremony affects nearly every aspect of Japanese culture, thought, and life. This is a hardcover gift edition of the bestselling book that introduced Western audiences to the ancient tradition. First published in 1906, it traces the custom from its roots in Taoism to its role as a Zen meditative discipline.